mono in ready-to-eat foods is a particularly significant public health risk.Īs alleged in the information, following a report that L.
mono bacteria are capable of adapting and growing even at refrigerator temperatures. Listeriosis can be serious, even fatal, for high-risk groups such as unborn babies, newborns and those with impaired immune systems. Listeriosis is most commonly contracted by eating food contaminated with L. mono is the bacterium that causes the disease listeriosis. According to the CDC, several of the Maryland patients reported having eaten soft or semi-soft cheeses in the month before becoming ill.
21, 2014, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that a total of eight people (five adults and three newborns) in Maryland and California were infected with L. The criminal information alleged that on Feb. “Manufacturers of our nation’s food supplies, such as Roos, must comply with the law and when violators are found they should expect to be prosecuted and, if necessary, put out of business.” “The criminal and civil cases demonstrate the need for the government to protect consumers from adulterated food,” said U.S. “We will continue to work aggressively with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to combat and deter conduct leading to the distribution of adulterated food to consumers.” Mizer, head of the Justice Department’s Civil Division.
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“The Department of Justice will use all of the tools available to us – criminal and civil – to ensure that the food we buy is free from dangerous bacteria and is safe to eat,” said Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Benjamin C. The criminal charge and civil complaint allege that Roos distributed cheese connected to a 2014 outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes ( L. A civil complaint along with the proposed consent decree was also filed on that same date. Roos Foods distributed several varieties of ready-to-eat cheese, including ricotta, queso fresco and fresh cheese curd and sold and distributed its products to wholesale customers in Maryland, New Jersey, Virginia and Washington D.C., according to the criminal information filed on Jan. The consent decree of permanent injunction was entered by U.S. Roos and Virginia Mejia, agreed to a consent decree of permanent injunction. In addition to the company’s guilty plea, Roos, and its principals, Ana A. Fallon accepted the company’s guilty plea and sentenced Roos Foods to pay a fine of $100,000. District Court for the District of Delaware, the Department of Justice announced today.
Roos Foods Inc., a Delaware company, pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor violation of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FDCA), in the U.S. District Court Also Issues Permanent Injunction Against Company and Two Principals
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